Billboard Hot 100 — December 4, 1976
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 4, 1976. "Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart held #1 for a 4th straight week, on its way to 8 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Nadia's Theme (The Young And The Restless)" by Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. at #9, which would go on to peak at #8. The biggest climber was "What Can I Say" by Boz Scaggs, up 12 places from #72 to #60.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)" by Rod Stewart — 4 weeks at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting October 2, 1976.
- New in the top 10: "You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)" by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. (up from #14 to #6); "Nadia's Theme (The Young And The Restless)" by Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. (new entry to #9); "You Are The Woman" by Firefall (up from #12 to #10).
- Highest debut: "Nadia's Theme (The Young And The Restless)" by Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. at #9; it would spend 8 weeks on the chart and peak at #8.
- Biggest fall: "A Fifth Of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band, down 59 places from #36 to #95.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "A Fifth Of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band, 28 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" by KC And The Sunshine Band after 21 weeks (peak #1); "Lowdown" by Boz Scaggs after 22 weeks (peak #3); "Still The One" by Orleans after 18 weeks (peak #5).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | The Rubberband Man The Spinners |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Love So Right Bee Gees |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Muskrat Love Captain & Tennille |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot |
| 6 | 14 | 6 | 13 | You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show) Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 14 | Beth/Detroit Rock City KISS |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | More Than A Feeling Boston |
| 9 | NEW | 9 | 1 | Nadia's Theme (The Young And The Restless) Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 16 | You Are The Woman Firefall |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | Nights Are Forever Without You England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | 7 | You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Leo Sayer |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | 17 | Disco Duck (Part I) Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots |
| 14 | 7 | 7 | 12 | Just To Be Close To You Commodores |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 4 | Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word Elton John |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | I Never Cry Alice Cooper |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | The Best Disco In Town The Ritchie Family |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 9 | Stand Tall Burton Cummings |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 10 | Love Me Yvonne Elliman |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 7 | After The Lovin' Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | 10 | Love Ballad L.T.D. |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 9 | Hot Line The Sylvers |
| 23 | 11 | 1 | 17 | Rock'n Me Steve Miller |
| 24 | 30 | 24 | 7 | Dazz Brick |
| 25 | 15 | 10 | 12 | Do You Feel Like We Do Peter Frampton |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 7 | Livin' Thing Electric Light Orchestra |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 8 | Hello Old Friend Eric Clapton |
| 28 | 32 | 28 | 12 | It's A Long Way There Little River Band |
| 29 | 25 | 1 | 17 | If You Leave Me Now Chicago |
| 30 | 23 | 13 | 14 | Fernando ABBA |
| 31 | 26 | 12 | 19 | (Don't Fear) The Reaper Blue Oyster Cult |
| 32 | 31 | 9 | 21 | Magic Man Heart |
| 33 | 33 | 12 | 14 | I Only Want To Be With You Bay City Rollers |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 9 | Jeans On David Dundas |
| 35 | 45 | 35 | 2 | Somebody To Love Queen |
| 36 | 42 | 36 | 8 | Shake Your Rump To The Funk The Bar-Kays |
| 37 | 47 | 37 | 2 | Lost Without Your Love Bread |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 6 | Whenever I'm Away From You John Travolta |
| 39 | 37 | 27 | 15 | You Are My Starship Norman Connors |
| 40 | NEW | 40 | 1 | I Wish Stevie Wonder |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 6 | Don't Take Away The Music Tavares |
| 42 | 52 | 42 | 7 | Car Wash Rose Royce |
| 43 | 48 | 43 | 3 | Saturday Nite Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 4 | Enjoy Yourself The Jacksons |
| 45 | 55 | 45 | 5 | I Like Dreamin' Kenny Nolan |
| 46 | 50 | 46 | 6 | Do What You Want, Be What You Are Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 7 | Down To Love Town The Originals |
| 48 | 49 | 48 | 6 | I Kinda Miss You The Manhattans |
| 49 | 59 | 49 | 4 | Mademoiselle Styx |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 5 | Whispering/Cherchez La Femme/Se Si Bon Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 5 | I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love The Emotions |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 4 | Flight '76 The Walter Murphy Band |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 3 | This Song George Harrison |
| 54 | 61 | 54 | 7 | Keep Me Cryin' Al Green |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 3 | Walk This Way Aerosmith |
| 56 | 58 | 56 | 12 | Let's Be Young Tonight Jermaine Jackson |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 4 | It Keeps You Runnin' The Doobie Brothers |
| 58 | 56 | 56 | 5 | Every Face Tells A Story Olivia Newton-John |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 3 | Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da The Beatles |
| 60 | 72 | 60 | 3 | What Can I Say Boz Scaggs |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 2 | Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 62 | 64 | 62 | 6 | Baby Boy Mary Kay Place As Loretta Haggers |
| 63 | 74 | 63 | 3 | Baby, I'll Give It To You Seals & Crofts |
| 64 | 66 | 64 | 7 | Lets Get It Together El Coco |
| 65 | 75 | 65 | 2 | Drivin' Wheel Foghat |
| 66 | 76 | 66 | 3 | Torn Between Two Lovers Mary Macgregor |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 2 | Do It To My Mind Johnny Bristol |
| 68 | 78 | 68 | 2 | Weekend In New England Barry Manilow |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 7 | Heart On My Sleeve Gallagher And Lyle |
| 70 | 70 | 70 | 5 | Help Wanted The Hudson Brothers |
| 71 | 73 | 71 | 6 | Catfish Four Tops |
| 72 | 83 | 72 | 3 | Blinded By The Light Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
| 73 | 35 | 30 | 12 | Nice 'N' Naasty The Salsoul Orchestra |
| 74 | 85 | 74 | 2 | If Not You Dr. Hook |
| 75 | 68 | 68 | 8 | You Ought To Be Havin' Fun Tower Of Power |
| 76 | 34 | 1 | 25 | Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry |
| 77 | 81 | 77 | 6 | Don't Fight The Hands (That Need You) Hamilton, Joe Frank & Dennison |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Someone To Lay Down Beside Me Linda Ronstadt |
| 79 | 82 | 79 | 2 | Baby, Baby I Love You Terry Cashman |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Sixteen Reasons Laverne & Shirley |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | St. Charles Jefferson Starship |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | I Like To Do It KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 83 | NEW | 19 | 13 | Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Living Next Door To Alice Smokie |
| 85 | 87 | 85 | 3 | 9,999,999 Tears Dickey Lee |
| 86 | 86 | 86 | 4 | Sherry The Keane Brothers |
| 87 | 89 | 87 | 5 | Open Sesame - Part 1 Kool & The Gang |
| 88 | 88 | 88 | 5 | Slow Dancing Funky Kings |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Man Smart, Woman Smarter Robert Palmer |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | You've Got Me Runnin' Gene Cotton |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 2 | Dog Eat Dog Ted Nugent |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 5 | Makes You Blind The Glitter Band |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | You're My Driving Wheel The Supremes |
| 94 | 99 | 94 | 2 | Laid Back Love Major Harris |
| 95 | 36 | 1 | 28 | A Fifth Of Beethoven Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band |
| 96 | 41 | 11 | 16 | That'll Be The Day Linda Ronstadt |
| 97 | 39 | 7 | 28 | She's Gone Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Caledonia Robin Trower |
| 99 | 43 | 38 | 11 | Give It Up (turn It Loose) Tyrone Davis |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | All Roads (Lead Back To You) Donny Most |
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